> One root that branches supports a branch above ground. If that root is cut, the above-soil branch it supports dies out. Do I get this right? You're implying

> One root that branches supports a branch above ground. If that root is cut, the above-soil branch it supports dies out. Do I get this right? You're implying that specific roots are somehow more or less associated with specific branches in most hardwood species but this association is less strong in fig trees? And the association comes from capillaries running all the way from the roots to the twigs with basically no interconnections in between (that'd be in the stem)?